JPH0889433A - Unit bath room - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an unit bath room in which a hot water pail can freely be used even when one sits on a bath chair whose seat is high or even when an attendant uses the chair, and in which a hot water pail can also freely be used even when one sits on the floor. CONSTITUTION: A counter 12 is provided along a side wall 11 of a washing place 14, a mounting means 15 is provided at the side wall 11 above the counter 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a unit bathroom and, more particularly, to a counter around the unit bathroom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a counter and a water washing fitting provided along a side wall of a washing room of a unit bathroom are disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-179255 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-22.
No. 989 or Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-22992. Each of the several unit bathrooms described in the above publications is constructed by providing a counter protruding from the side wall side to the front with a constant width and a flushing metal fitting on the front or the top of the counter. It is a thing.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional unit bathroom, in the case of face washing or body washing in front of the counter, in any case due to the mounting position and structure of the counter and the flush fitting, the bathtub is Can only be used on the floor of the washroom. The height of bath chairs generally used is about 20 cm or higher, but there is a problem that it is difficult to reach the bathtub when sitting in these bath chairs and it is very inconvenient to use. .

In addition, in the case of elderly people or persons with disabilities, a chair with a high sitting surface is used, and in the care of a caregiver, the bathtub cannot be used unless the user bends down extremely. There is such a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to solve these problems and to sit on a bath chair having a high seat surface. In addition, even when a caregiver uses the bathtub, the bathtub can be used without any inconvenience, and even if the bathtub is used while sitting on the floor of the washing room, there is no problem in terms of usability.

[0006]

In the unit bathroom of the present invention, a counter is provided along the side wall of the washing area, and a bathtub placing means is provided on the side wall of the upper surface of the counter. .

In the unit bathroom of the present invention, since the bathtub placing means is provided on the side wall of the upper surface of the counter, the bathtub can be used above the counter and when sitting on a bath chair with a high seat surface. However, even when it is used by a caregiver, the bathtub can be used without any inconvenience, and there is no problem in using the bathtub while sitting on the floor of the washroom.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a unit bathroom of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a unit bathroom, and below the side wall 11 of this unit bathroom 1, a horizontally long counter 12 is provided adjacent to a bathtub 13 from the end of the bathtub 13 so as to project toward the washroom 14 side. ing.

A placing tool 15 is provided on the side wall 11 on the upper surface of the counter 12 as a placing means for the bath. The placing tool 15 is composed of a semi-circular portion 15a and straight portions 15b and 15b. The edge frame of the bathtub is fitted into the semi-circular portion 15a from above to be locked. , The ends of the straight portions 15b, 15b are L-shaped protrusions 15c, 15
c is provided inward, and the side wall 11 is screwed through the screw holes 15d and 15d provided in the protrusions 15c and 15c.
It is designed to be fixed to. A hook 17a for fixing the shower head 17 is provided above the mounting tool 15.
Is provided.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a mode of use of the unit bathroom of the present invention shown in FIG. In FIG.
It shows a mode in which the bathtub 16 is placed on the placement tool 15 provided on the side wall 11. Hot water is discharged to the tub 16 from a shower head 17 provided above the tub 16.

Therefore, it is convenient when a bath chair having a seat surface higher than usual is used, or when a caregiver uses it for an elderly person or a person with a disability, and the bathtub 16 is in front of the counter 12. Since it is placed so as to project into the bath, hot water discharged from the shower head 17 provided above can be discharged to the water tub 16 at any time, and even in the case of a high bath chair or even if the caregiver has a middle waist, this It is possible to care easily using hot water in a high position.

The above-mentioned bathtub placing means provided in the unit bathroom of the present invention is a placing tool for holding the edge frame of the bathtub in the embodiment, but is not limited to this. Instead, for example, it may be a placing means for the bathtub using a flat plate-like placing table, and is not limited to the embodiment.

[0012]

In the unit bathroom of the present invention, since the bathtub placing means is provided on the side wall of the upper surface of the counter, the bathtub can be used above the counter and sits on a bath chair with a high seat surface. When you use it, or when you use it by a caregiver, you can use the bathtub without any inconvenience.
Furthermore, even if you sit on the floor of the washing room and use a bathtub, there is no problem in terms of usability. Therefore, it is preferably used as a unit bus rule.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a unit bathroom of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a mode of use of the unit bathroom of the present invention shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 unit bathroom 11 side wall 12 counter 13 bathtub 14 washroom 15 mounting tool 15a circular part 15b straight part 15c protruding part 15d screw hole 16 bathtub 17 shower head 17a hook

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A unit bathroom characterized in that a counter is provided along the side wall of the washing area, and a bathtub placing means is provided on the side wall of the upper surface of the counter.